diff --git a/images/gitea/src/cmd/package.rs b/images/gitea/src/cmd/package.rs
index d82d765..314fbff 100644
--- a/images/gitea/src/cmd/package.rs
+++ b/images/gitea/src/cmd/package.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use cli_table::format::Justify;
 use cli_table::{Cell, Style, Table};
 use color_eyre::eyre::{self, Context};
-use color_eyre::{Help, Report, Result};
+use color_eyre::{Help, Report, Result, SectionExt as _};
 use globwalk::{DirEntry, GlobWalkerBuilder};
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ pub(crate) fn run(action: &Action) -> Result<()> {
             eyre::bail!("No data received on stdin");
         }
 
-        serde_json::from_str(&buf).wrap_err("Failed to parse stdin")?
+        serde_json::from_str(&buf)
+            .wrap_err("Failed to parse config")
+            .with_suggestion(|| "Double-check the `source` and `params` sections in your pipeline")
+            .with_section(|| buf.header("JSON"))?
     };
 
     match action {
diff --git a/images/gitea/src/cmd/pr.rs b/images/gitea/src/cmd/pr.rs
index a20f39a..99dc439 100644
--- a/images/gitea/src/cmd/pr.rs
+++ b/images/gitea/src/cmd/pr.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use cli_table::format::Justify;
 use cli_table::{print_stderr, Cell, Style, Table};
 use color_eyre::eyre::{self, Context};
-use color_eyre::Result;
+use color_eyre::{Result, Section as _, SectionExt as _};
 use reqwest::blocking::Response;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ pub(crate) fn run(action: &Action) -> Result<()> {
             eyre::bail!("No data received on stdin");
         }
 
-        serde_json::from_str(&buf).wrap_err("Failed to parse stdin")?
+        serde_json::from_str(&buf)
+            .wrap_err("Failed to parse config")
+            .with_suggestion(|| "Double-check the `source` and `params` sections in your pipeline")
+            .with_section(|| buf.header("JSON"))?
     };
 
     match action {
diff --git a/images/gitea/src/cmd/status.rs b/images/gitea/src/cmd/status.rs
index 5533bae..8c68f09 100644
--- a/images/gitea/src/cmd/status.rs
+++ b/images/gitea/src/cmd/status.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ pub(crate) fn run(action: &Action) -> Result<()> {
                 }
 
                 serde_json::from_str(&buf)
-                    .wrap_err("Failed to parse stdin")
+                    .wrap_err("Failed to parse config")
+                    .with_suggestion(|| {
+                        "Double-check the `source` and `params` sections in your pipeline"
+                    })
                     .with_section(|| buf.header("JSON"))?
             };